Gen Digital (GEN) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026)
Gen Digital's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 13.44% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 3, 2026), up 4.90 percentage points from 8.54% a year earlier and up 0.77 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Gen Digital (GEN) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Apr 3, 2026), Gen Digital's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 12.80%, up 3.34 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] carries a five-year change of -6.71 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 9.46% in FY2025 (-0.34 pp), 9.80% in FY2024 (-5.74 pp), 15.54% in FY2023 (-8.49 pp) and 24.03% in FY2022 (+4.52 pp).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since fiscal Q1 2023.
- Year-over-year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.48 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years came in fiscal Q2 2022 (a gain of 11.40 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2023 (a drop of 16.70 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows GEN's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at 12.67% (Q4 2026), 8.46% (Q3 2026) and 8.30% (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 328.64 Bn | 313.71 Bn | 2.30 Bn | - |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 276.50 Bn | 256.94 Bn | 1.10 Bn | -2.11% |
| 3 | Fortinet | 132.74 Bn | 118.67 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 111.71% |
| 4 | Snowflake | 120.19 Bn | 107.50 Bn | 1.04 Bn | - |
| 5 | Datadog | 99.51 Bn | 81.15 Bn | 881.34 Mn | - |
| 6 | Okta | 35.35 Bn | 25.44 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 2.98% |
| 7 | Axon Enterprise | 33.58 Bn | 28.10 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 0.45% |
| 8 | Zscaler | 32.06 Bn | 18.18 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | MongoDB | 28.84 Bn | 19.30 Bn | 569.77 Mn | - |
| 10 | Gen Digital | 13.17 Bn | 10.88 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 13.44% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2026 | 13.44% |
| Apr 3, 2026 | 12.67% |
| Jan 2, 2026 | 8.46% |
| Oct 3, 2025 | 8.30% |
| Jul 4, 2025 | 8.54% |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 9.51% |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 9.91% |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 9.76% |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 11.00% |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 9.93% |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 8.93% |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 9.15% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.98% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.36% |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 6.50% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.55% |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 24.75% |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 21.93% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 23.20% |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 23.40% |
API Access
Gen Digital Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=GEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "GEN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=GEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();